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Introduction to esports will give students the basic knowledge regarding the industry focusing on the history and current trends. This class will explore the various career pathways one can follow with an English degree within this new developing industry. In addition to featuring industry professionals to provide up-to-date and relevant information, students will craft content they can use within the industry, like esports event promotions, player biographies, and game reviews. Noncredit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress.(NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)

Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Non-Credit

Technical Writing introduces students and workers to professional communications for subjects and careers that may include vocational trades, business, health and medical, the sciences, computing, gaming, and more. Participants compose and edit reports, descriptions, instructions, specifications, memos, and other documents. This tuition-free course emphasizes precise and organized language that is audience-oriented and communicates complex information clearly. Noncredit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)

Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Non-Credit

Composition Support helps students in transfer-level courses from all academic disciplines refine their writings and interpret readings assigned in those courses. In a workshop setting students in this tuition-free, noncredit, supplemental course may upgrade their grammar, punctuation, organization, sentences, paragraphs, writing styles, formats, essays, study skills, and reading comprehension. This course is open entry/exit, so students may enroll when they need assistance. Part of the Preparation for College Writing certificate. Noncredit. Open Entry/Open Exit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)

Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Non-Credit

Students enrolling in Freshman Composition who wish for additional support may take this free, non-credit course that reviews grammar, mechanics, and academic reading and writing strategies through engaging activities and exercises. Concurrent enrollment in specified sections of English C100 is required. Noncredit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)

Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Non-Credit

One of three tuition-free noncredit courses leading to the Preparation for College Writing certificate, C098N is for students who wish to improve their sentence-level writing. Students practice writing and rewriting sentences with correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and syntax, culminating in short paragraphs in various modes. Noncredit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.) Noncredit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)

Grading Mode: P/NP/SP Non-Credit

One of three tuition-free noncredit courses leading to the Preparation for College Writing certificate, C099N is for students who wish to improve their paragraph-level writing. Students will practice the expository writing process and learn the composition principles for paragraphs and short essays. Students will also review grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and organization in order to express ideas clearly. Noncredit. Pass/No Pass/Satisfactory Progress. (NOT DEGREE APPLICABLE.)